• @WordBox
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    341 day ago

    Heavy use of shift seems sus.

    • @SwordInStone
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      412 hours ago

      other keyboard layouts than qwerty exist

    • @Sestren
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      921 hours ago

      I doubt it more due to the frequency of guinea pig shits. Unless they’ve been genetically modified since my childhood to poop less often, I could not envision a world where that keyboard does not have crap under the keys after the first response.

      • Natanael
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        110 hours ago

        I had Guinea pigs too. I’d slap down their little front paws on the keyboard to type

      • Cethin
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        815 hours ago

        Caps lock doesn’t change the number row to use the alternate characters. It’d still type numbers.

        • lurch (he/him)
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          511 hours ago

          That depends on software keyboard layout. For example, for German hardware keyboards on Windows you can choose “Deutsch” and “Deutsch (IBM)” the latter has caps lock not affect the numbers.

        • Ziglin (they/them)
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          415 hours ago

          Are you an Apple user? I have that same issue with my tablet. My PC and almost all other computers I’ve used do change the numbers with caps lock.

          • @tauonite
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            614 hours ago

            Huh? I’ve never seen a computer where caps lock affects the number keys. Am I living under a rock?

            • lurch (he/him)
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              111 hours ago

              That depends on software keyboard layout. For example, for German hardware keyboards on Windows you can choose “Deutsch” and “Deutsch (IBM)” the latter has caps lock not affect the numbers.

          • Cethin
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            312 hours ago

            No. Current Linux user, former Windows user. I’ve never seen a device where caps lock effects those key’s functions. Are you an Apple user, and if not are you using a different keyboard layout than QWERTY?

            • Ziglin (they/them)
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              6 hours ago

              Ah I do have a German keyboard… I didn’t think that would have much of an effect. What do people do that don’t have the motor control to press shift and another key together when using a different keyboard?

              While I’d probably prefer it to having to use Windows an Apple computer newer than the year 2000 wouldn’t really be something I’m interested in.

              • Cethin
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                143 minutes ago

                Ah, that must be the reason. I wouldn’t expect it to be different either, but I guess it must be.

                Do you have “sticky keys?” I assume it’s in Linux as well (though I haven’t yet accidentally activated it), but Windows has a feature where you press shift five times I think and it activates “sticky keys” mode, where it acts like a press of a modifier key is held instead. Thats for people who can’t hold shift (or ctrl/alt) and press other keys at the same time, for whatever reason.

            • lurch (he/him)
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              211 hours ago

              That depends on software keyboard layout. For example, for German hardware keyboards on Windows you can choose “Deutsch” and “Deutsch (IBM)” the latter has caps lock not affect the numbers.

            • imecth
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              19 hours ago

              You can customize the caps lock behavior on linux if you want, i have my caps lock work as an additional control button.
              On Gnome you can do it from the Gnome Tweaks app.

    • Tar_Alcaran
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      81 day ago

      Agreed. Is a Guinee pig heavy enough to press two keys at a time?

      • @[email protected]
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        2924 hours ago

        Definitely. Even the clickiest of mechanical switches only take about 80 grams to depress.

      • Captain Aggravated
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        418 hours ago

        Yes, they weigh a couple pounds. A Syrian hamster is probably heavy enough to press two keys at once let alone a guinea pig.